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Observing Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month—a time to honor families who have experienced the heartbreak of losing a child and to talk openly about something that affects so many people. Minnesota organization, Star Legacy Foundation, recently sat...

For Women Suffering from Perinatal OCD, Thoughts Bring Horror

By Krista Post, MA, LP Holding her 9-month-old son, a young mother cries in my office as she describes thoughts of drowning her child. A new mother, just two weeks postpartum, shamefully explains that her own mother is now...

A Therapist’s Reflection on the AIR Network Model for Treating Trauma

A Strengths-Based Approach to Healing By Taylor Johnson, MSW, LICSW – Psychotherapist While it is widely known that the current medical model for diagnosing mental health issues is largely driven by defect and disorder, the AIR Network approach offers...

The Guilt + Shame of Infertility

Infertility can spark a lot of questions like, “Why is this happening to me?” And “Do I deserve to be a parent?” But it can feel twice as complicated and shame-filled if you once terminated a pregnancy and are...

We Are Where the Mamas Are!

The Postpartum Counseling Center is now located on site at birthEd (Hopkins) and Blooma (Minneapolis) Your Mind and Emotions Are as Important as Your Body and Baby While preparing for your birth, caring for your body or your baby, we will assess your risk...

What Every Provider Type Should Know and Do For Maternal Mental Health

The following provider core competencies for maternal mental health were developed and published this year, 2017, by the California Task Force on Maternal Mental Health Care. The competencies were developed to address the need for baseline knowledge and skills...

What Does Islam Say About Postpartum Depression?

Reprinted from www.postpartumprogress.com by Katherine Stone (2/3/2011) I found myself asking that question when I read a heartbreaking comment from Amina, a Muslim mother who had postpartum depression, on a piece I had written about postpartum depression and different religious...